Excuse me what? At the time of the interview 13 years ago, Cheney was the ex-defense secretary, camped out at the American Enterprise Institute and contemplating a run for president. Asked why he didn't think U.S. forces should have gone on to Baghdad during the first Persian Gulf War, he asked rhetorically, "How many additional dead Americans is Saddam worth?" He added, "It's a quagmire if you go that far and try to take over Iraq." ---- So what? That was 13 years ago. Things change. How many times have the Democrats waffled on whether they supported the war and the accompanying funding? "Yes I did", "No I didn't", "Yes you did", "No you didn't". If you would like, I can give you examples of other politicians, namely democrats, who have changed their 'stories' in the last 3, 6, 9, 12 months. I imagine Republicans have done the same. I'll leave you with a quote from a speech this year by Ted Kennedy "Today is the time and tomorrow is the place". Excuse me?
First, I'd like to correct your assumption that I am a Democrat -- I'm not a registered Democrat, so your Ted Kennedy bait doesn't work. I am an Independent who almost always seems to find the GOP disturbing in its Christian evangelism and contemptible for its hypocrisy. (The Democrats have other problems.) As I recall, the Bush/Cheney '04 campaign mercilessly employed the "waffler" strategy against Kerry to great effect.
I agree that while great leaders are steadfast in their resolve and moral conviction, I admire most a leader who is also able to change his mind when faced with the truth.
What truth did Cheney learn in the 13 years after this statement that caused the "additional dead Americans" it cost to topple Saddam to plummet in value?
Perhaps when you leave your DoD job to become CEO of one of the largest oil-services company in the world, those brave American soldiers, recruited from the poorest quarters of our crumbling cities, begin to seem cheap.
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Excuse me what? At the time of the interview 13 years ago, Cheney was the ex-defense secretary, camped out at the American Enterprise Institute and contemplating a run for president. Asked why he didn't think U.S. forces should have gone on to Baghdad during the first Persian Gulf War, he asked rhetorically, "How many additional dead Americans is Saddam worth?" He added, "It's a quagmire if you go that far and try to take over Iraq." ---- So what? That was 13 years ago. Things change. How many times have the Democrats waffled on whether they supported the war and the accompanying funding? "Yes I did", "No I didn't", "Yes you did", "No you didn't". If you would like, I can give you examples of other politicians, namely democrats, who have changed their 'stories' in the last 3, 6, 9, 12 months. I imagine Republicans have done the same. I'll leave you with a quote from a speech this year by Ted Kennedy "Today is the time and tomorrow is the place". Excuse me?
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First, I'd like to correct your assumption that I am a Democrat -- I'm not a registered Democrat, so your Ted Kennedy bait doesn't work. I am an Independent who almost always seems to find the GOP disturbing in its Christian evangelism and contemptible for its hypocrisy. (The Democrats have other problems.) As I recall, the Bush/Cheney '04 campaign mercilessly employed the "waffler" strategy against Kerry to great effect.
I agree that while great leaders are steadfast in their resolve and moral conviction, I admire most a leader who is also able to change his mind when faced with the truth.
What truth did Cheney learn in the 13 years after this statement that caused the "additional dead Americans" it cost to topple Saddam to plummet in value?
Perhaps when you leave your DoD job to become CEO of one of the largest oil-services company in the world, those brave American soldiers, recruited from the poorest quarters of our crumbling cities, begin to seem cheap.
wow this is amazing. at least this proves he knew exactly what he was doing, and what the ramifications were going to be.
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